"A man's got to do what a man's got to do. A woman must do what he can't." -- Barry Hannah
He was the author of the novels
* Geronimo Rex (1972)
* Nightwatchmen (1973)
* Ray (1980)
* The Tennis Handsome (1983)
* Hey Jack! (1987)
* Boomerang (1989)
* Never Die (1991)
* Yonder Stands Your Orphan (2001)
and the short-story collections
* Airships (1978)
* Captain Maximus (1985)
* Bats out of Hell (1993)
* High Lonesome (1996)
* Sick Soldier at Your Door (2010)
Many many years ago, he was my teacher. He taught me a lot, both by example and by the example of what to avoid. He helped me establish a career and I will always be grateful to him.
I would like to raise a glass to a memory of an honest writer whose wild opinions of life were unlike those of anyone else.
RIP Barry.
Here is a bit of the AP story.
JACKSON, Miss. — Acclaimed author Barry Hannah has died at his home in Oxford, Miss. He was 67.
Lafayette County Coroner Rocky Kennedy tells The Associated Press that Hannah died Monday. Kennedy says Hannah died of "natural causes," but wanted to withhold further details of the cause until he shared them with Hannah's wife.
Hannah's first novel, "Geronimo Rex," was published in 1972 and was nominated for a National Book Award. His 1996 short story collection, "High Lonesome," was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.